Tony Tuzzolino
# Tony Tuzzolino

Anthony Charles Tuzzolino (born October 9, 1975) is an Italian-American former professional ice hockey center. Tuzzolino was drafted 113th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. After completing his collegiate career with Michigan State University of the CCHA he went on to play professionally in both the major and minor professional hockey league teams. He played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the New York Rangers and for the Boston Bruins of the NHL and Cincinnati, Lexington, Hartford, Providence, and Houston in the AHL. His younger brother Nicolas Tuzzolino was also a professional hockey player who played in the AHL and ECHL.

## Playing career

Tuzzolino was drafted 113th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. After completing his collegiate career with Michigan State University of the CCHA he went on to play in the National Hockey League. He played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the New York Rangers and for the Boston Bruins.

In 2003, he moved to Italy to play in their Serie A league, where he had spells with Asiago, Bolzano and Cortina in a three-year spell in the league. He also had a spell in Sweden's Elitserien with Modo Hockey. He briefly returned to America with the United Hockey League but soon returned to Italy, joining Renon Ritten. He signed on for another year with the club for 2007–08. After completing his second year with Ritten, Tuzzolino returned to Asiago signing a one-year contract on September 22, 2008.

In the 2009–10 season, Tuzzolino returned to Italy signing with Eppan-Appiano of the Italian Serie B on January 10, 2010.

## International play

A dual American-Italian citizen Tuzzolino represented Italy in the 2006 Winter Olympics. After four games with the Italians Tony finished the tournament as the leader with 32 penalty minutes.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1991–92 | Niagara Scenics | NAHL | 45 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Niagara Scenics | NAHL | 50 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 38 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 39 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 41 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 39 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 35 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 50 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Huntington Blizzard | ECHL | 20 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 47 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 136 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 59 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 50 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 92 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 43 |
| 2002–03 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | HC Asiago | ITA | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| 2004–05 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 32 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 78 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| 2005–06 | SG Cortina | ITA | 26 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2006–07 | Flint Generals | UHL | 14 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Ritten Sport | ITA | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 2007–08 | Ritten Sport | ITA | 20 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 2008–09 | HC Asiago | ITA | 37 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Flint Generals | IHL | 37 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | HC Eppan Pirates | ITA-2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 36 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 314 | 51 | 89 | 140 | 556 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 65 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ITA totals | ITA totals | ITA totals | 142 | 50 | 94 | 144 | 318 | 45 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 110 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Italy | OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
